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Communications Power
Invensys Power Systems to Consolidate Its Secure Power Group
Invensys Power Systems (Raleigh, NC) announced a consolidation plan for its Secure Power Group, which is comprised of Powerware, Best Power and IPM. The consolidation plan will result in an overall workforce reduction of about 270 employees or 6 percent of the company's worldwide workforce. As part of the effort, Invensys will transfer current manufacturing […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Kentucky Pioneer Energy and FuelCell Energy Sign Contract to Build Power Plant
Kentucky Pioneer Energy LLC, a subsidiary of Global Energy Inc., has signed a contract with FuelCell Energy Inc. (Danbury, CT) to build a power plant project in Clark County, KY, that includes a 2MW direct fuel cell power plant. The fuel cell plant is part of a larger $432.0 billion 400MW project funded in part […]
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1.3KComponentsSemtech Announces New STF201 and STF202 USB TVS Devices
Semtech Corp. (Newbury Park, CA) announced transient-voltage suppression (TVS) devices designed specifically to protect USB hubs. The STF201 and STF202 are easily...
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Power Quality Protection
American Superconductor Announces Order from Alliant Energy for DSMES Unit
American Superconductor Corp. (West-borough, MA) announced an order from Alliant Energy Corp. (Madison, WI) for a Distributed Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage (DSMES) unit. This DSMES unit will be used to improve the reliability on a portion of Alliant Energy's power transmission grid in Wisconsin, and is scheduled for installation this summer. The DSMES product stores […]
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Power Quality Protection
BK Precision Forms Distribution Alliance with LEM Instruments
BK Precision Corp. (Placentia, CA) announced that it has formed an alliance with LEM Instruments Inc. (Torrance, CA). BK Precision will distribute selected hand-held power measuring products manufactured by LEM Instruments. "LEM Instruments Inc. is a North American subsidiary of LEM Holdings USA," said Victor Tolan, president of BK Precision. "They offer a technologically advanced […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
International Rectifier Introduces New INT-A-Pak Power Modules
International Rectifier (El Segundo, CA) announced a new family of improved INT-A-Pak power modules for high-voltage, high-current switching and rectification circuits for motor controls, UPS, forklift trucks, battery chargers, welders and other industrial applications. According to the company, the improved INT-A-Pak module features lightweight construction, high mechanical strength and increased safety. There are more than […]
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Power Quality
ABB Electricity Metering Introduces the ION-8400 Electricity Meter
ABB Electricity Metering, a division of ABB Automation, Inc. (Raleigh, NC), has introduced their new ION-8400 revenue-class, socket-mount electricity meter to supply-side markets. The company reports that the new polyphase billing meter offers many of the advanced analysis and multi-port communications features of their recently introduced ION-8500 meter for customers who do not require the […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Active Power Announces Expansion of Corporate Headquarters
Active Power Inc. (Austin, TX) announced it is expanding the space it occupies. By the end of March, the company will have moved into an additional 13,000ft square of laboratory and office space at its headquarters on Stonehollow Drive. This increases Active Power's total administration and laboratory square footage to 23,500ft. The company is also […]
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Power Components
SatCon Products Gain ISO9001 Certification
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA) announced that its semiconductor products business unit has been ISO9001 certified. The division met its certification requirements earlier this fiscal year and final recommendation for registration was submitted in November. "Becoming ISO9001 certified is an important step in our corporate growth as a manufacturer of digital power products," said David […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
DCH Technology Unveils Its New Enable Fuel Cell Subsidiary
DCH Technology Inc. (Valencia, CA) is formally unveiling their recently established, wholly owned subsidiary, Enable Fuel Cell Corp. (Middleton, WI), at the Hanover Fair in Germany, March 20-25, 2000. Enable Fuel Cell, led by Vice President and General Manager Stephanie Hoffman, is focused on the continued development and commercialization of fuel cell power products. The […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
FuelCell Energy Selected by DOE to Develop Fuel Cell Hybrid Power Plant
FuelCell Energy Inc. (Danbury, CT) has been selected to develop a $3.125 million program by the US Department of Energy (DOE), including 20-percent cost sharing, to support the design of a 40MW ultra-high efficiency, fuel cell/turbine hybrid power plant based on the company's Direct FuelCell (DFC). The system proposes an innovative combination of the DFC […]
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Automotive Electronics
ZeTek Power Announces Expansion Program
ZeTek Power plc (UK) has announced an expansion program with major implications for automotive, marine and distributed power applications. The company is actively encouraging partners to sign up as ZeTek Approved Systems Integrators (ZASI) to develop specific commercial applications of its fuel cell technology. ZeTek Power's alkaline fuel cell modules generate electricity by the catalytic […]
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Communications Power
APC Obtains Lead Share Position in China for UPS Sales
American Power Conversion (APC, West Kingston, RI) announced that it has obtained the lead share position in China for UPS sales. According to 1999 research conducted by the China-based Market Information Center of the Center of Computer and Integrated Circuits Development (CCID-MIC), a subsidiary of the Ministry of Information Industry, APC is the sales leader […]
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Automotive Electronics
ON Semiconductor Acquires Cherry Semiconductor
ON Semiconductor LLC (Phoenix, AZ), formerly the analog business of Motorola Corp., announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition by ON Semiconductor of Cherry Semiconductor Corp. (East Greenwich, RI), a subsidiary of the Cherry Corp. The purchase price is $250.0 million in cash, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. The transaction […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Sanyo's CEO Pledges to Increase the Company's Efficiency Within Three Years
The president of Sanyo Electric Co. (Japan), Yukinori Kuwano, reports that the company intends to double its number of digital technicians from just under 5,000 to 10,000. This move is part of his three-year comprehensive strategy to focus on electrical parts, including rechargeable batteries and liquid crystals; and digital equipment, including mobile phones and digital […]
